Maryland Route 171

Maryland Route 171
Church Street
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA and Baltimore DOT
Length:	1.54 mi[1][2] (2.48 km)
Major junctions
West end:	MD 2 in Brooklyn Park
East end:	MD 173 in Baltimore
Highway system
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Maryland Route 171 (MD 171) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Church Street, the state highway runs 1.54 mi (2.48 km) from MD 2 in Brooklyn Park east to MD 173 in the Curtis Bay neighborhood of Baltimore. MD 171 was constructed starting in the late 1930s from the Anne Arundel County end.

Route description

MD 171 begins at an intersection with MD 2 (Governor Ritchie Highway) in Brooklyn Park. The state highway heads east as a two-lane street with a speed limit of 30 mph (48 km/h) through a densely-populated residential neighborhood.^[1] After passing 6th Street, MD 171 enters the city of Baltimore and the speed limit decreases to 25 mph (40 km/h).^[2] After passing through the Curtis Bay neighborhood, the state highway meets its eastern terminus at MD 173, which is formed by a one-way pair, Pennington Avenue southbound and Curtis Avenue northbound, on the edge of the Curtis Bay Industrial Area.^[3]

History

MD 171 was paved in Anne Arundel County in 1935.^[4] The state highway was completed in Baltimore City by 1946.^[5]

Junction list

County	Location	Mile [1][2]	Destinations	Notes
Anne Arundel 0.93 miles (1.50 km)	Brooklyn Park	0.00	MD 2 (Governor Ritchie Highway) – Glen Burnie, Baltimore	Western terminus
Baltimore City 0.61 miles (0.98 km)		1.46	MD 173 south (Pennington Avenue) – Orchard Beach
		1.54	MD 173 north (Curtis Avenue) – Downtown Baltimore	Eastern terminus

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Highway Location Reference: Anne Arundel County" (PDF). Maryland State Highway Administration. 2008. http://apps.roads.maryland.gov/KeepingCurrent/performTrafficStudies/dataAndStats/hwyLocationRef/2008_hlr_all/co02.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-18. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Highway Location Reference: Baltimore City" (PDF). Maryland State Highway Administration. 2005. http://apps.roads.maryland.gov/keepingcurrent/performTrafficStudies/dataAndStats/hwyLocationRef/2005_hlr_all/co24.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-18. 
3. ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – Maryland Route 171 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=md-2+and+md-171+brooklyn+park,+md&daddr=Church+St&hl=en&geocode=FchrVgIdEvZu-yn5U7UWlwLIiTEO6eP5bVz9YQ%3BFTJ_VgIdcGFv-w&mra=ls&sll=39.220551,-76.601186&sspn=0.01526,0.038581&ie=UTF8&ll=39.220618,-76.60037&spn=0.01526,0.038581&t=h&z=15. Retrieved 2010-03-18. 
4. ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (PDF). Map of Maryland (Map) (1935 ed.). http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maryland_State_Highway_Map_-_1935.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-18. 
5. ^ Maryland State Roads Commission (PDF). Map of Maryland (Map) (1946 ed.). http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maryland_State_Highway_Map_-_1946.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-18. 

External links

• MD 171 @ MDRoads.com